{China, as always, move more cautiously. Don't know if it is a good thing or not, but I worry that it is a missed opportunities, I could be wrong.}

it is better being the 2nd balancer than the 1st. A few of months ago I read a piece on RT, the author mentioned that the Russians, if it were possible, would prefer to have the positions of Russia and China reversed in balancing the US/EU.